Jan-Christian Dreesen
{{Short description|German football administrator}}
Jan-Christian Dreesen (born 4 September 1967){{Cite web|url=https://www.dfl.de/en/profiles/jan-christian-dreesen/|title=Profile|publisher=dfl.de}} is a German football administrator who is the current chief executive officer of Bayern Munich.
Career
In 1995, after completing a bank apprenticeship, Dreesen began working as an advisor at Bayerische Vereinsbank, becoming a member of the board of directors for private customers and private banking at HypoVereinsbank in 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/sport/fcbayern/dreesen-ich-freue-mich-sehr-ueber-die-kuenftigen-aufgaben-art-175579|title=Dreesen: "Ich freue mich sehr über die künftigen Aufgaben"|date=27 September 2012 |publisher=abendzeitung-muenchen.de}}
After the takeover of HVB by the major Italian bank UniCredit, Dreesen resigned just a few weeks after his appointment to the executive committee, before becoming Chairman of the German branch of the major Swiss bank UBS in 2008, responsible for the Wealth Management, Investment Banking and Global Asset Management divisions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tz.de/sport/fc-bayern/jan-christian-dreesen-nachfolger-karl-hopfner-zr-2522474.html|title=Dreesen: Wir erklären den neuen Hopfner|date=27 September 2012 |publisher=tz.de}}
After that, he worked for BayernLB.{{Cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/neuer-finanzchef-von-der-bayern-lb-zum-fc-bayern-11905972.html|title=Von der Bayern LB zum FC Bayern|newspaper=faz.net|date=27 September 2012 |last1=Peitsmeier |first1=Henning }} In February 2013, he was appointed the chief finance officer of German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich, succeeding Karl Hopfner.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manager-magazin.de/magazin/artikel/umbruch-der-fc-bayern-muenchen-muss-zum-global-player-werden-a-1047624.html|title=Wer san mia?|date=5 September 2015 |publisher=manager-magazin.de}} Dreesen was regarded as an important figure in the most financially successful decade in the club's history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/bayern-muenchen/fc-bayern-kommentar-zum-dreesen-aus-ein-verlust-wie-lewandowski-81472424.bild.html|title=BILD-Kommentar zum Dreesen-Aus: Ein Verlust wie Lewandowski|date=29 September 2022 |publisher=bild.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.n-tv.de/sport/fussball/Ein-absolutes-Rekordjahr-fuer-den-FC-Bayern-article21249848.html|title="Ein absolutes Rekordjahr für den FC Bayern"|publisher=n-tv.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tz.de/sport/fc-bayern/fc-bayern-finanzvorstand-jan-christian-dreesen-wir-koennten-millionen-einen-spieler-zahlen-meta-zr-4866211.html|title="Wir könnten 100 Millionen für einen Spieler zahlen"|date=30 March 2015 |publisher=tz.de}} A year later, he became a deputy chairman of the club's board. In August 2016, Dreesen began to represent the club at the board of Ligaverband.{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/club/fcb-ag/jan-christian-dreesen |title=Jan-Christian Dreesen |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |language=de }}
He succeeded Oliver Kahn as CEO of Bayern Munich following the conclusion of the 2022–23 Bundesliga season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/fc-bayern-munchen-kahn-salihamidzic-trennung-entlassung-dreesen-23617 |title=Der FC Bayern München trennt sich vom Vorstandsvorsitzenden Oliver Kahn und Sportvorstand Hasan Salihamidzic |publisher=Bundesliga |language=de }} In September 2023, he was elected as the vice chairman of the European Club Association until 2027.{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2023/09/jan-christian-dreesen-wird-vice-chairman-im-eca-executive-board |title=Jan-Christian Dreesen wird Vice Chairman im ECA Executive Board |publisher=Bayern Munich |language=de |date=7 September 2023 }}
Personal life
Dreesen is married and has two sons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport1.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/2017/09/fc-bayern-finanzvorstand-dreesen-bei-jagdunfall-verletzt|title=Finanzvorstand Dreesen bei Jagdunfall verletzt|publisher=sport1.de}} He has been a supporter of German side Bayern Munich.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/1302/Artikel/jan-christian-dreesen-neuer-finanzvorstand-fc-bayern-muenchen-amtsantritt-nachfolger-von-karl-hopfner-neues-gewissen.html|title=Das neue Gewissen|date=15 February 2013 |publisher=spox.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/fc-bayern-jahreshauptversammlung-dreesen-finanzvorstand-1.5675883 Der Mann der Zahlen verabschiedet sich bemerkenswert]
- [https://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga1/jan-christian-dreesen-kahns-erzfeind-herr-der-zahlen-das-ist-bayerns-neuer-boss_id_194664490.html Als „Herr der Zahlen“ wurde Dreesen zu Bayerns unbeschriebenem Helden]
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Category:FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff
Category:FC Bayern Munich board members
Category:German chief executives
Category:Chief operating officers
Category:Association football executives
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